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Table 3 Cesarean section prevalence ratio in relation to ethnicity and maternal height for the first live birth, Guatemala 2014–2015

From: Maternal height associated with cesarean section. A cross-sectional study using the 2014–2015 national maternal-child health survey in Guatemala

Ethnicity

Maternal height cm

Adjusted prevalence ratioa

95%

Confidence interval

p-value

Nonindigenous

<  145

1.19

(1.02 ─ 1.38)

<  0.01

≥ 145

1.00

Reference

 

Indigenous

<  145

1.29

(1.14 ─ 1.47)

<  0.05

≥ 145

0.87

(0.77 ─ 0.98)

 
  1. aAdjusted for: age at birth, education, wealth index, residence, prenatal visits, place of birth and skilled birth attendant
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